Body found near Morrisburg likely bridge jumper, police say

In this August 2015, file photo, the Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge between Johnstown, Ont. and Ogdensburg, N.Y. (Newswatch Group/File)

MORRISBURG – A body found by a person along the shore of the St. Lawrence River Sunday near Morrisburg is likely a young man who jumped off a bridge nearly 30 kilometers away, provincial police said Tuesday.

Grenville County O.P.P. and various law enforcement agencies conducted an extensive search on Thursday night (Sep. 6) and Friday morning after a man in his 20s jumped from the Prescott-Ogdensburg International Bridge.

On Sunday night, the O.P.P. were told about a person who found a body in the river near Morrisburg.

“The male located, matched the description of the 25 year old missing male, from Brampton, Ontario,” police said.